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Announcement of New Appointments
Davitt Jones Bould (DJB) are delighted to announce two new appointments to our expert legal team...
May 13, 2019


Have you published your modern slavery statement yet? You have until 31st March...
You have until 31st March 2019 to publish your modern slavery statement if your business provides goods or services in the UK and has an...
Mar 5, 2019


Private landlords are required to become members of a new complaint resolution service
The Government has announced a new Housing Complaint Resolution Service for the entire housing market. The service is designed to...
Feb 1, 2019


Winners at the British Legal Awards
We are delighted to announce that we were winners at the 2018 British Legal Awards (Boutique Law Firm of the Year 2018). The British...
Dec 10, 2018


Supreme Court Decides Landmark Case in Favour of Tenants
Summary: The Supreme Court held[1] that a landlord could not rely on Section 30(1)(f) of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 (“ground (f)”)...
Dec 10, 2018


DJB Wins a Place on the New CCS Panel
Davitt Jones Bould has been appointed to the new CCS Wider Public Sector panel (RM3788). Under the new Framework we can provide property...
Dec 3, 2018


Christen Mulingani Joins DJB’S Award Winning Commercial Property Team
DJB is pleased to announce that commercial property solicitor Christen Mulingani has joined the firm as an Associate Director. Christen...
Nov 1, 2018


DJB rise up the London tables in the Legal 500 2018
“DJB is an extremely client-focused, solutions driven firm” Legal 500 2018 DJB’s excellent year has been recognised in the Legal 500 2018...
Oct 31, 2018


How Councils Can Use Their Property Portfolios to Balance their Budgets
Continuing cuts in funding to Local Government are making it increasingly harder for Local Authorities to balance their budgets. This...
Oct 4, 2018


Estates Gazette Awards 2018
Davitt Jones Bould were nominated for the ‘Legal Team of the Year’ award at the 2018 Estates Gazette awards. On the 19th of September,...
Oct 4, 2018


Break Clauses and the Case of the £20 Million ‘And’
The High Court recently ruled on a case involving a £20 million lease break of Goldman Sachs’ London office. The case turned on the...
Jul 10, 2018


DJB Shortlisted for EG Awards
DJB is pleased to announce that we have been nominated for the Real Estate Legal Team of the Year Award in Estates Gazette’s EG awards...
Jun 18, 2018


Supreme Court Clarifies the Law on ‘No Oral Modification Clauses’ In Contracts
Supreme Court Clarifies the Law on ‘No Oral Modification Clauses’ In Contracts Summary: The Supreme Court recently decided that a clause...
Jun 11, 2018


DJB Welcomes New Partner Richard Holmes
DJB is pleased to welcome Richard Holmes as a partner in our Manchester office. Richard has advised on the full range of commercial...
Jun 11, 2018


Commercial Property Partner Mary Anderson Joins DJB
DJB are pleased to welcome Mary Anderson as a commercial property Partner to our team. Mary has practised for over 33 years at national...
Jun 11, 2018


DJB appointed to Lawyers in Local Government (LLG) Framework
National real estate law firm Davitt Jones Bould were appointed to the Property and Planning panels for the Lawyers in Local Government...
Jun 1, 2018


Commercial Property Partner Melanie Greer-Walker Joins DJB
DJB is pleased to welcome Melanie Greer-Walker to the firm’s London office. Melanie has formerly worked at top firms including...
May 14, 2018


DJB Welcomes New Litigator Janani Puvi
We are pleased to welcome to DJB Janani Puvirajasingham (Janani Puvi). Janani joined DJB last September and has over 19 years of post...
Mar 9, 2018


Local Authority Wins Judicial Review of Using LLP Structure for a Housing Joint Venture
In the recent case of Peters v Haringey LBC, the Queen's Bench Division decided that Haringey London Borough Council was acting within...
Feb 23, 2018


The Government Has Responded to Its Consultation on The Prudential Framework of Capital Finance
While the response confirms that the prudential code forbids Local Authorities from borrowing in advance of need solely to invest in...
Feb 16, 2018


Briefing: Local Authority Property Investment
Local Authorities have been investing increasingly in commercial property in recent years. As specialist property legal advisors to Local...
Jan 9, 2018


Davitt Jones Bould Completes £72m Purchase of Dukes Court for Woking Borough Council
Woking Borough Council has completed the purchase of Dukes Court, an office complex including some 224,000 square feet of prime office...
Dec 13, 2017
DJB Ranked in Chambers and Partners
DJB has maintained its rankings in Chambers and Partners. The firm is ranked for real estate, planning and property litigation. Both...
Nov 3, 2017


DJB Recognised in The Legal 500 Rankings
DJB has once again been recognised in the latest 2017 edition of The Legal 500, winning particular praise for being an ‘excellent niche...
Oct 12, 2017
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